1. You are the treasure of a midsize industrial manufacture. Your firms cash balances vary between $300,000 and $1,000,000. During the last three board meetings a board member has asked how you protect this cash while it is being lodged in banks or other temporary facilities. Your problem is to satisfy the board member, obtain some income from the cash or cash equivalent balances, and have funds available for immediate payout if required. What course of action do you follow?
2. You are the mayor of a community of 12,000 people. You are active in virtually all of the civic activities of the town and as such your opinion is solicited on political, economic, sociological, and other factors. You have been asked by one of the civic groups to comment on the implications for the community of a prospective purchase of the largest local commercial bank by an out-of -stae bank holding company. What is your response?